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Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area

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Coordinates:40°54′52″N109°25′17″W / 40.91444°N 109.42139°W /40.91444; -109.42139

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Place in Wyoming and Utah

Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area
Flaming Gorge Reservoir with namesake redsandstone cliffs.
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Location	Sweetwater County, Wyoming /Daggett County, Utah,USA
Nearest city	Green River, Wyoming
Coordinates	40°54′52″N109°25′17″W / 40.91444°N 109.42139°W /40.91444; -109.42139
Area	207,363 acres (839.17 km²)
Established	October 1, 1968
Governing body	United States Forest Service
Website	Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area

Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area is aUnited States national recreation area inWyoming andUtah.^[1] Its centerpiece is the 91 miles (146 km) longFlaming Gorge Reservoir.

History

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The area was given the name "Flaming Gorge" byJohn Wesley Powell during his 1869 expedition down theGreen River, due to the spectacular, gorgeous redsandstone cliffs that surround this part of the river.^[2]

The Flaming Gorgereservoir was created by the 1964 construction of theFlaming Gorge Dam across theGreen River. The area was established as a National Recreation Area by an act of Congress on October 1, 1968.^[3]^[4]

Uses

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Power

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Flaming Gorge Dam is used to generatehydroelectric power. Threeturbines andgenerators at the base of the dam have the capacity to produce 50,650kilowatts ofelectrical power each.

Recreation

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Flaming Gorge National Recreation area is administered by theAshley National Forest.

Activities in therecreation area includecamping,biking,rock climbing,paddling,hiking,boating andfishing on the Flaming Gorge Reservoir, andrafting on the portion of the Green River downstream from Flaming Gorge Dam.

Flaming Gorge panorama

References

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^"Planning a Trip in Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area".Frommer's. RetrievedJune 3, 2023.
^"Flaming Gorge".Utah.com. RetrievedMay 3, 2023.
^Hein, Annette (November 8, 2014)."Flaming Gorge Dam and Reservoir".WyoHistory.org | The Online Encyclopedia of Wyoming History. Wyoming Historical Society. RetrievedApril 8, 2025.
^AN ACT To establish the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area in the States of Utah and Wyoming, and for other purposes(PDF). October 1, 1968. RetrievedApril 8, 2025.

External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related toFlaming Gorge National Recreation Area.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide forFlaming Gorge National Recreation Area.

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